"Actually, he knew people that I knew, and his profession, and we just kind of hit it off on the phone, and it kind of went from there."

She says within five weeks it was over and her bank account about $2,000 short.

"It was only a few weeks until he was into my information and into the bank account and I didn't realize it."

Kudajeski is now behind bars and facing a felony fraud charge for what happened late last month. The woman says Kudajeski called her in a panic. He had run out of gas and asked for the numbers to her Honesdale National Bank debit card.

"I felt bad, that's the kind of person I am. I felt bad and said, 'alright.' and I did something totally against my gut instinct."